By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping heralded a new year of growing coordination with Russia during a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that comes as the two countries continue to cement their partnership amid frictions with the West. Xi told Putin the two sides should “strengthen strategic
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai and Jeremy Dupin, CNN (CNN) — Elections in Haiti will take place when the security situation improves, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said in a national address on Wednesday evening. Anti-government protesters angered by the gang violence sweeping the country and deepening levels of poverty have been calling on Henry to step
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Hodge, Katharina Krebs and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested “an agreement can be reached” with the United States to release detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, as he brought up the conviction of a “patriotic” Russian hitman in Germany. The comments came during a lengthy and at times
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Dozens of Lincoln University students continued Thursday to protest after the death of Vice President of Student Affairs Antoniette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have been getting a chippy in practice this week as kickoff for the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers approaches, culminating in a scuffle involving members of the offensive and defensive lines on Wednesday. Left guard Trey Smith, who carries
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 19 points, Chloe Kitts had 12 points and five blocks and No. 1 South Carolina handily won its first game with leading scorer Kamilla Cardoso out for Olympic qualifying in an 83-45 victory over Missouri. Cardoso, a contender for Southeastern Conference player
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vornado Handheld Garment Steamers Vornado has recalled about 2 million of its handheld garment steamers. The company claims its steam-fast handheld garment steamers have been recalled for the risk of hot water coming out of the nozzle and burning users. So far, the company has received 122 reports of hot water coming
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would become one of the last Republican-led states to enact a so-called “stand your ground” law under a bill being considered by lawmakers. State Sen. Brian Hardin says he brought the bill Thursday at the urging of his constituents. He also wants to keep
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Nick Bolton has always been a winner. Although his Tiger teams may not have reached the heights he hoped on the field, Bolton found his own success, finishing his time in Columbia as a Butkus Award finalist and a second-team All-American. However, his winning spirit has reached new
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A small-town radio station manager had a big surprise when he learned the station’s 200-foot radio tower and transmitter in Jasper, Alabama, was missing. Brett Elmore, the general manager of WJLX, said his landscaper had been doing a cleanup of the property Friday when the crew discovered the tower
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The Columbia Police Department has gotten city council approval to reorganize its department and create a Professional Standards Bureau.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina freshman reserve Sahnya Jah has been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. The program announced the status of the 6-foot Jah about 40 minutes before the top-ranked Gamecocks faced Missouri on Thursday night. Jah is from Alexandria, Virginia. She has appeared in 16 games this season, averaging
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state Sen. Loren Lippincott is touting a bill that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.” The hacker would spend his or her days trying to break into the state’s computer network and election equipment and software. The idea
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala (AP) — The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday it distributed an average of $51.3 million — up $1.4 million from last year — to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August. The SEC said it divided $741 million of total revenue among its members. That included $718 million distributed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was charged with second-degree child molestation was indicted by a grand jury. A warrant was issued for James Allen Dechant, 73, on Thursday, according to Casenet. He is accused of molesting a child younger than 12 years old on Jan. 11, according to the indictment. Court
Continue ReadingBy Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitovych and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Thursday. One hundred Russian service members were exchanged for 100 members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) following negotiations that were mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Ministry of Defence said in
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District is asking residents to refrain from burning while high winds are in the area on Thursday. Firefighters are currently responding to a wildfire near South David Sapp Road and Old Route A in Hartsburg, according to the department’s Facebook page. The department referred to the
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A Columbus, Ohio, woman is facing 20 years in prison after admitting to kidnapping two infant twins she ultimately abandoned, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Nalah T. Jackson, 25, stole a car from a pizzeria parking lot and drove away with the five-month-old twins in the back seat in December
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — For the first time since her husband Lamar Hunt coined the term “Super Bowl,” and their team promptly lost to the Green Bay Packers, the matriarch of the Kansas City Chiefs will not be at the big game Sunday. Norma Hunt died this past summer
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and former candidate for US president. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1934 Birth place: Winsted, Connecticut Birth name: Ralph Nader Father: Nathra Nader Mother: Rose (Bouziane) Nader Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1955, Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1958 Military: US
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